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S. Res. 458 116th Congress Senate

A resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.

Introduced: December 19, 2019 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Agreed to (Senate)
Dec 19, 2020
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7851-7852)
Dec 19, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7851-7852)
Dec 19, 2020
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7850-7852)
Dec 19, 2020
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 19, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7213)
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 2,720 Lankford, James To amend the preamble. Agreed to Dec 19, 2020
SAMDT 2,719 Lankford, James In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Dec 19, 2020
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 Latest action December 19, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7851-7852)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution calls on the President and the Department of State to (1) encourage the repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws in bilateral discussions between the United States and countries that have such laws; (2) designate countries that enforce such laws as countries of particular concern for religious freedom; and (3) oppose efforts by the United Nations to implement an international anti-blasphemy norm. The resolution also calls on the governments of countries that enforce such laws to amend or repeal them and to release anyone imprisoned pursuant to them.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 512 Identical bill Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 27, 2020
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Feb 27, 2020
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Feb 5, 2020
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 28, 2020
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Dec 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 458: A resolution calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-458/
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